Film explores history, closure of St. Louis Workhouse A year has passed since the demolition of the infamous St. Louis Workhouse, and on March 18, 2026, ArchCity Defenders will premiere a documentary examining the Medium Security Institution. “Hell on Hall Street” will offer “a first-time, exclusive deep dive into the origins of the Workhouse, the deplorable conditions and practices while it was open, […]

'Film explores history, closure of St. Louis Workhouse'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Rachel Lippmann St. Louis Public Radio

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New North St. Louis hub anchors legal, grassroots work A building that once housed church gatherings and family programs in North St. Louis will now serve as a hub for legal advocacy and grassroots organizing — a shift that leaders say is about far more than a grand opening. Action St. Louis and ArchCity Defenders officially opened the Northside Movement Center at 5939 Goodfellow […]

'New North St. Louis hub anchors legal, grassroots work'

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

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"poor people cannot be held in jail because of their inability to make a cash payment to buy their freedom." #ArchCityDefenders...